Concept of Scientific Management

The theory of scientific management is the “brainchild” of Frederick Winslow Taylor. In its simplest form the theory is the belief that there is “one best way” to do a job and scientific methods can be used to determine that “one best way”. Taylor developed his theory through observations and experience as a mechanical engineer. …

Read more

Taylor’s Scientific Management

Scientific management (also referred to as Taylorism, the Taylor system, or the Classical Perspective) is a theory of management which evaluates and synthesizes workflow processes, boosting labour efficiency. The central ideas of the theory were brought to life by Frederick Winslow Taylor. He considered that decisions relying on tradition and guidelines needs to be substituted …

Read more

Taylor and Scientific Management, 4 Principles, Scientific Management Drawbacks

In 1911, Frederick Winslow Taylor published his work, The Principles of Scientific Management, in which he described how the application of the scientific method to the management of workers greatly could improve productivity. Scientific management methods called for optimizing the way that tasks were performed and simplifying the jobs enough so that workers could be …

Read more

Scientific Management Taylorism, Abuse of Scientific Management

Frederick Winslow Taylor is a controversial figure in management history. His innovations in industrial engineering, particularly in time and motion studies, paid off in dramatic improvements in productivity. Under Taylor’s management system, factories are managed through scientific methods rather than by use of the empirical “rule of thumb” so widely prevalent in the days of …

Read more